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Baltimore: Self Published, 1860. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 232 PP. "God help the drinking man." - Attributed to Edgar Allan Poe (speaking from the afterlife on page 130)<br /> <br /> Original first edition of this text that is part autobiography and part spirits speaking from the beyond. The author relays… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1880. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 326 PP. Original green cloth with gitl title-stamping to spine. A history of the use of alcohol throughout the world. Scathing attack on fermented wines and intoxication. Book supposes one of the main issues with alcohol in America… Saber más sobre este artículo

Paris: Migneret, 1797. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 7/8 X 7 7/8 Inches. 168 PP. Bound in a striking pink marbled paper. Tipped with green vellum, leather spine with title patch and gilt decorations. An important book on the French Revolution by one of the first to identify and denounce the use of language as a form… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: John Lane / The Bodley Head, 1903. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. Original issue quarter cloth binding over grey paper boards. Spine label clean and intact. Text printed in English and French. Introduction by Nathan Haskell Dole.

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 123 PP. Sharp copy in original blue cloth binding. No jacket as issued.

Self Published, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 296 PP. Written and signed by the then President of Wesleyan College. Original price of $5.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Martin on the title-page. PO name on the FFEP.

Tampa, FL: The Voice of Truth, 1974. First Thus. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 20 PP. Crudely produced mimeographed reissue of the 1952 original. Original autobiographical account of Garland's troubles as an alcoholic, bootlegger and gambler. Produced in 1974, this reissue of his sensational account of recovery was used as a recruiting tool for The Voice of Truth… Saber más sobre este artículo

Keizer, Oregon: Greg Nelson, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 113 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by Gregory Nelson (co-author) on the title-page. Reuben Nevius was a noted Botanist and Episcopal Missionary to the Northwest Territory in the late 19th Century. Large format book illustrated… Saber más sobre este artículo

Boston: Geo. H. Ellis, 1886. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 266 PP. Frances Power Cobbe (1842-1904) was a leading social reformer and feminist voice of her age. She worked tirelessly to advance the rights of women and animals in Britain during her lifetime. Cobbe explored the afterlife in her writing as well,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Collegeville, MN: The Saint John's Bible / The Order of Saint Benedict, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 10 X 11 3/4 Inches. 216 [2] PP. First Printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. From the personal collection of Myra Janco Daniels (signed by her on the front pastedown). Hint… Saber más sobre este artículo

Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1989. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 5 1/2 X 8 3/8 Inches. 235 PP. Second printing with number line to the "2" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by L'Engle to her friend Sandra Bradley directly on the title-page. Scarce third book in the Genesis Trilogy in which L'Engle gives her… Saber más sobre este artículo

Regensburg, Germany: Schnell & Steiner, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 9 1/4 X 12 1/2 Inches. 119 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Satin bookmark intact. Includes the work of Marc Chagall, Paul Klee, Mark Rothko, Alberto Giacometti and Georges Rouault among others. Text in German and English.

Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition. Leather bound. Near Fine. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 697 PP. Signed / Limited / First Edition housed in the original blue leather binding. Wide gilt borders to covers are extremely clean. AEG. Five raised hubs to spine. Signed by Hersey on the limitation page as called for.… Saber más sobre este artículo

Nashville, TN: Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1884. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 362 PP. Original first issue 1884 edition with matching dates on title and copyright page. Brown cloth with title-stamping to spine. PO pencil notation on the FFEP. Lipscomb was a noted Southern Minister and educator. He served as… Saber más sobre este artículo

India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1969. Early Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 476 PP. Second printing housed in the original issue jacket. Important biographical look at both H.P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical movement that she championed in the latter part of the 19th century. Theosophy was a movement founded by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: John S. Taylor, 1839. First Edition. Cloth. Good. 4 3/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 348 PP. Lemuel Haynes is noted as possibly the first African American to minister to a white congregation in America. Appiah & Gates (Africana, 1999) note that Haynes "was born to a black father he never knew and a white mother who… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Brentano's, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 238 PP. "There can be no world peace as long as religion is at war." Isidor Warsaw<br /> <br /> First printing copy in the original purple cloth binding. DJ a bit chipped at edges and folds. Price-clipped. Jacket art by… Saber más sobre este artículo

Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1872. Early Edition. Hardcover. Good. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 311 PP. Early edition in original maroon cloth binding with gilt title boxes to spine and front panel. Juvenile history of the church in England. FFEP excised. Toning and foxing. A few dog-eared corners. A nice copy for use.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 364 [XII] PP. First printing copy of Mencken's classic survey of the history of religion. A very rare copy of the first printing, which sold out prior to publication of the book. Original blue cloth a bit scuffed at… Saber más sobre este artículo

Jacksonville, FL: Congregation Ahavath Chesed, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 127 PP. First printing signed by author at the close of the preface. Additionally inscribed by Hazel Mack, a member of the congregation, on the FFEP. Rare history of the oldest Jewish congregation in Florida. Profusely illustrated throughout. No DJ as… Saber más sobre este artículo